I get an error when running crontab as user: /var/spool/cron/crontabs/ac: Permission denied
Googling shows a few people with a similar problem but either no solution or one that doesn't work here (crontab not having setguid or not in the crontab group). The permissions are: drwx-wx--T 2 root root 4096 Jan 24 10:24 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/ -rwxr-sr-x 1 root crontab 27724 May 13 2009 /usr/bin/crontab* -rw------- 1 ac crontab 919 Dec 2 10:04 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/ac These are the same as I get on other computers where crontab works correctly. I had the nasty thought that my system might have been compromised but I have no other evidence for that. Chkrootkit doesn't show anything. Only possible clue: /var/spoo/cron/crontabs/ac has this: # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall. # (/tmp/crontab.xScslJ/crontab installed on Wed Dec 2 10:04:38 2009) # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $) I don't have any such file in /tmp. Any clues, please? Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - a...@acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
